The Shakespeare First Folio: A new worldwide census of first folios

The Shakespeare First Folio: A new worldwide census of first folios
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 0198187688
ISBN-13 : 9780198187684
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Book Synopsis The Shakespeare First Folio: A new worldwide census of first folios by : Anthony James West

Download or read book The Shakespeare First Folio: A new worldwide census of first folios written by Anthony James West and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Existing copies of the Shakespeare First Folio (1623) were surveyed and counted a hundred years ago, in Sidney Lee's Census of 1902. Since then, some seventy copies have come to light, some of which are only now identified as First Folios. This new Census lists 229 copies, giving concise descriptions of each. The entries cover condition (including the number of original leaves), items of special interest, provenance, and binding. A concordance of Lee and West numbers is also provided. To set the stage, the volume tells the story of the search for copies and the detective work involved in dealing with doubtful identifications. Because Folios survive in such a wide variety of condition, the tests for defining what to count as a copy are described, then demonstrated with three unnumbered, unrecognized copies at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Finally, details of missing copies are given, to increase the likelihood of their rediscovery.


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